diff --git a/lib/merge_input_reader.cc b/lib/merge_input_reader.cc
index 62a91f8..51ab815 100644
--- a/lib/merge_input_reader.cc
+++ b/lib/merge_input_reader.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace {
     class copy_first_with_id {
         osmium::io::Writer* writer;
         osmium::object_id_type id = 0;
+        osmium::item_type type = osmium::item_type::undefined;
 
     public:
         using iterator_category = std::output_iterator_tag;
@@ -44,11 +45,12 @@ namespace {
         }
 
         void push_back(const osmium::OSMObject& obj) {
-            if (obj.id() != id) {
+            if (obj.id() != id || obj.type() != type) {
                 if (obj.visible()) {
                     (*writer)(obj);
                 }
                 id = obj.id();
+                type = obj.type();
             }
         }
 
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ class MergeInputReader
             osmium::item_type prev_type = osmium::item_type::undefined;
             osmium::object_id_type prev_id = 0;
             for (auto &item: objects) {
-                if (item.type() != prev_type || item.id() != prev_id) {
+                if (item.id() != prev_id || item.type() != prev_type) {
                     prev_type = item.type();
                     prev_id = item.id();
                     pyosmium::apply_item(item, handler);
diff --git a/test/test_merge_input_reader.py b/test/test_merge_input_reader.py
index 94dd5b1..0fd739a 100644
--- a/test/test_merge_input_reader.py
+++ b/test/test_merge_input_reader.py
@@ -99,3 +99,79 @@ def test_multibuffer_simplify(adder, tmp_path):
     mir.apply(h, simplify=True)
 
     assert h.data == ['N1/1', 'N2/1', 'W3/2']
+
+
+def test_simplify_same_id_different_object(tmp_path):
+    mir = osmium.MergeInputReader()
+
+    opls = ["""\
+            n1 v1 x1 y1
+            n2 v1 x90 y45
+            w1 v1 Nn1,n2
+            r1 v1 Mw1@
+            """,
+            """\
+            r1 v2 Mw1@ Thello=world
+            """]
+
+    for opl in opls:
+        add_as_file(mir, opl, tmp_path)
+
+    h = ListHandler()
+    mir.apply(h, simplify=True)
+
+    assert h.data == ['N1/1', 'N2/1', 'W1/1', 'R1/2']
+
+
+def test_apply_to_reader_nohistory(test_data, tmp_path):
+    fn = test_data("""\
+            n1 v1 x1 y1
+            n2 v1 x90 y45
+            w1 v1 Nn1,n2
+            r1 v1 Mw1@
+            """)
+
+    outfn = tmp_path / 'outfile_apply_to_reader_nohistory.opl'
+
+    reader = osmium.io.Reader(fn)
+    writer = osmium.io.Writer(outfn)
+
+    mir = osmium.MergeInputReader()
+    add_as_buffer(mir, "r1 v2 Mw1@ Thello=world", tmp_path)
+
+    mir.apply_to_reader(reader, writer, False)
+
+    reader.close()
+    writer.close()
+
+    h = ListHandler()
+    osmium.apply(outfn, h)
+
+    assert h.data == ['N1/1', 'N2/1', 'W1/1', 'R1/2']
+
+
+def test_apply_to_reader_with_history(test_data, tmp_path):
+    fn = test_data("""\
+            n1 v1 x1 y1
+            n2 v1 x90 y45
+            w1 v1 Nn1,n2
+            r1 v1 Mw1@
+            """)
+
+    outfn = tmp_path / 'outfile_apply_to_reader_nohistory.opl'
+
+    reader = osmium.io.Reader(fn)
+    writer = osmium.io.Writer(outfn)
+
+    mir = osmium.MergeInputReader()
+    add_as_buffer(mir, "r1 v2 Mw1@ Thello=world", tmp_path)
+
+    mir.apply_to_reader(reader, writer, True)
+
+    reader.close()
+    writer.close()
+
+    h = ListHandler()
+    osmium.apply(outfn, h)
+
+    assert h.data == ['N1/1', 'N2/1', 'W1/1', 'R1/1', 'R1/2']